ECB questions the DCT President and says it will take action if illegal merger happens During a press conference held this week, the Druk Chirwang Tshogpa (DCT), officially announced that after numerous consultation with all their candidates, coordinators, and key members of the party last year, DCT has jointly decided …
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OAG’s findings also tally with the ACC’s review of the case The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) will not be investigating the Opposition Leader’s (OL)complaint to the ACC made in early January 2018 alleging a fake Rural Enterprise Development Corporation Limited (REDCL) office run by PDP coordinators which swindled people of …
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Bhutan and China will be having the 25th boundary talks this year after it could not be held last year. The talks will be held in Thimphu but the final dates are yet to be set for the talks. A Bhutanese official denied Indian media reports that the talks are …
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The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to conduct an ‘information enrichment’ process on the government’s complaint over conflict of interest and policy corruption in fiscal incentives granted to Hotel Le Meridien. The Commission took the decision last week based on the complaint sent in by the government on 25th …
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The Prime Minister’s office has recently written to the Royal Audit Authority (RAA) asking it to look into the security walls and structures built for ministers in the past as well as 11 Toyota Prados and one Toyota Land Cruiser that DPT ministers did not return from 2008 to 2013. …
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Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen graced the inauguration ceremony of the National Veterinary Hospital in Motithang, Thimphu on 5th February 2018. The new hospital is expected to meet the increasing demand for modern animal care and treatment requirements for pets and domestic animals. The Prime Minister, senior government officials, and the …
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DNT’s candidates to also be unveiled during the convention to be held around end of April or early May 2018 After a long hunt for a Party President, the Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) seems to have finally settled down to one in the form of Dr Lotay Tshering, a popular …
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Druk Gaki Tshogpa (DGT) submitted an application for registration as a political party with Election Commission of Bhutan (ECB) on 9th February. Chheku Dukpa aka Jackson Dukpa, the president of the party said, “According to the Political Party Rules and Regulations 2015, an application for the registration as a political …
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While parties like the DNT, BKP and even established ones like PDP and DPT have been launching candidates, carrying out party activities and generally staying in the public eye as the 2018 polls approach, the Druk Chirwang Tshogpa (DCT) has been very quite. The reason for this low profile is …
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Setting an example the minister and ministry officials gave up subsidized gas cylinders The Minister for the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MoEA) Lyonpo Lekey Dorji launched the non-subsidized LPG scheme on Friday to supplement the subsidized LPG scheme. Around 1,000 metric tonnes of non subsidized LPG supply every month would …
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